A Study of Active Aging and the Needs for Reemployment among Older Adults

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 生活應用科學系碩士在職專班 === 102 === The study aims to investigateolder adults’personal background, active aging, and needs of reemployment. The researcher analyzed the differences in active aging and needs of reemployment of the respondents with different personal background, and examines th...

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Main Authors: HO-TECHING, 何德菁
Other Authors: Shun-Tzu Lin
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/35979812469848222048
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Summary:碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 生活應用科學系碩士在職專班 === 102 === The study aims to investigateolder adults’personal background, active aging, and needs of reemployment. The researcher analyzed the differences in active aging and needs of reemployment of the respondents with different personal background, and examines the correlation between the two among older adults. The study uses survey method and recruited older adults who were 55-year old and above from senior learning institutions (including senior citizens learning centers and community colleges) at Taipei City and New Taipei City in 2014. A total of 528 valid questionnaires were collected. Research data was analyzed with descriptive statistics analysis, independent sample t test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression. The findings are as follows: 1. Significant differences were found between “work patterns after retirement” in older adults’ active aging (p< .05). 2. Significant differences were found between “marital status,” “work status,” “productive activities,” and “work patterns after retirement” in needs of reemployment (p< .05). 3. Significant statistical correlations were found between older adults’active aging and needs of reemployment (r=.21, p< .05). 4. Significant predictive power was found in learning aspect in active aging when older adults’ educational status were below junior high schools and work patterns were paid work (R2 = .35). Last, the researcher provides reflects and suggestions to older adults, employers and government agencies based on research.